The Influence of Papal Power and Illuminated Manuscripts

During the years of upheaval between 400 and 600, what replaced Roman provinces?

Which of the following languages evolved from Latin?

What held Germanic society together during the time of political chaos?

Which Germanic leader brought Christianity to the region of Gaul?

Which of Charlemagne's sons was not one of his heirs?

What event led to the division of the Carolingian Empire?

What was the impact of the Treaty of Verdun on the Carolingian kings?

During the Middle Ages, the decline of the Roman Empire led to the emergence of a new society that was influenced by which of the following factors?

What was one of the consequences of the invasions and constant warfare in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

What was the impact of the decline of learning during the Middle Ages?

During the early Middle Ages, what did monks do with religious writings?

What role did Gregory I play in expanding the authority of the papacy?

What idea did Gregory I strengthen during his time as pope?

What significance did the Battle of Tours have for Christian Europeans?

Which empire did Charlemagne build that was larger than any known since ancient Rome?

What event in 800 AD signaled the joining of Germanic power, the Church, and the heritage of the Roman Empire?

What was one of Charlemagne's greatest accomplishments?

What was the extent of Charlemagne's empire by 814 AD?

During the Viking raids, which region did they primarily target?

What was a key characteristic of Viking warships?

Which of the following best describes the Viking raiding strategy?

During the Middle Ages, which social class made up the majority of the population in Europe?

What was the basic economic arrangement in the feudal system?

What were serfs in the feudal system?

What did peasants in the manor system owe their lord?

During the time of the Viking invasions, who were the new groups that attacked Europe from the east and south?

What was the result of the Viking invasions on the political structure of Europe?

What was the name given to the system of governing and landholding that emerged in Europe during the time of the Viking invasions?

What was the structure of feudal society like?

During the medieval period, peasants paid a tax on all grain ground in the lord's mill. What would happen if they tried to avoid this tax by baking bread elsewhere?

What was the purpose of the tax on marriage that peasants had to pay during the medieval period?

What did peasants owe the village priest after making all the payments to the lord during the medieval period?

What was the typical diet of medieval peasants?

During the Middle Ages, what was the role of knights in feudal society?

Which technology changed the way warfare was conducted in Europe during the 700s?

What did Charles Martel observe about the Muslim cavalry during battles?

What were knights expected to display in battle and towards their lord?

At what age did boys begin training for knighthood as pages?

What were tournaments in the Middle Ages?

What did attacking armies during the Middle Ages often construct to try and capture a castle?

What was the view of the Church regarding women in feudal society?

What role did noblewomen play in defending castles during medieval times?

What were the major concerns in the noblewoman's life, according to the text?

What was the economic contribution of peasant women in medieval society?

During a castle siege, defenders would often pour boiling water, hot oil, or molten lead on enemy soldiers. What other defensive strategy did they use?

What was the purpose of epic poems during the Middle Ages?

What was the role of troubadours in medieval society?

What false image did the code of chivalry promote about knights and women?

Which two powers did Pope Gelasius I recognize as ruling the world?

Who held the spiritual sword according to Pope Gelasius I's analogy?

What was the structure of the Church during the Middle Ages?

What was Frederick I nicknamed for?

What was the outcome of the Battle of Legnano?

What weakened royal authority in Germany during the Middle Ages?

What was a reason why the feudal states of Germany did not unify during the Middle Ages?

During the Middle Ages, what was the main role of bishops in the Church?

What was the main unifying force in medieval Europe during a time of divisions and warfare?

What was the Church's authority in medieval Europe?

What were the two harshest punishments that offenders faced under Church law in medieval Europe?

During the medieval period, what was the role of lay investiture?

What was the significance of the Concordat of Worms?

What was the outcome of Henry IV's journey to Canossa?

How did the medieval Church feel about superstitions?